Chi
Meaning
branch, twig
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
75 people · the #50,418 first name in Brazil · median age 58
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chi
Most people given the name Chi in the United States were born between 1980 and 2019. The Chi you meet today is most often in their 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chi fits with your family’s names and surname.
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